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president obama has lost the advantage he had over challenger, mitt romney. the candidates tied at 44% each in the commonwealth. six weeks ago, that same poll, the president held a five-point lead, 47-42%. a president move for the u.s. military for the first time this weekend, service members will be allowed to march in uniform in a gay pride parade. this is when the military first allowed gay and lesbian service members to march as long as they wore civilian clothing. the department of defense says the order only applies to the sanld yeah g san diego event. >> a commuter tax is once again up for dedate. a member of congress thinks d.c. should be taxing people who commute to work from virginia and maryland. house republican wants to hold a hearing on this issue. he says d.c. is the only place in the country that cannot levy such a tax. isa is the chairman that regulates the d.c. government. he isn't necessarily supporting a tax but says it's worth looking at. >>> his committee held a hearing this afternoon on the height restrictions that have kept most buildi
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in the race for the white house, mitt romney is enjoying a surge in poll numbers after his strong debate performance. he is campaigning in the midwest at an appearance in iowa. he became emotional when he recounted a chance meeting with glen dougherty. a massachusetts mative. he was killed last month in benghazi. >>> meanwhile, president obama's campaign is using big bird to child romney for saying he'll end federal funding for public broadcasting. the satirical ad shows images of the convicted financiers including bernie madoff and it suggested that romney thinks it is more important to worry about sesame street than wall street. the republicans say that obama is focusing on inconsequential matters, rather than urge enissues like the economy and the middle east. the producer of sesame street have asked the obama campaign to stop using big bird. calling themselves a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization. >>> first lady michelle obama is getting ready to speak to supporters in loudoun county right now. this come a day after anne romney's visit to the richmond area. julie carey is live with
in the race for the white house, mitt romney is enjoying a surge in poll numbers after his strong debate performance. he is campaigning in the midwest at an appearance in iowa. he became emotional when he recounted a chance meeting with glen dougherty. a massachusetts mative. he was killed last month in benghazi. >>> meanwhile, president obama's campaign is using big bird to child romney for saying he'll end federal funding for public broadcasting. the satirical ad shows images of the...
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. >>> mitt romney continues to hold a comfortable lead in decision 2012 this morning. a new "washington post"/abc news poll surveyed republicans across the country. 35% favor the former massachusetts governor in their state's presidential primary or caucus. newt gingrich finished second with 17% followed by ron paul with 16%. rick santorum was in fourth place with 13%. >>> this week the republican candidates are focusing their campaigns on south carolina. in a fox news debate there last night, romney's rivals teamed up against him. he's coming off back-to-back winds in iowa and new hampshire and is the favorite to win this saturday's primary in south carolina. romney was pressed to release his tax returns and said he'd be willing to do so but not immediately. >> we need for you to release your income tax so the people this country can see how made your money. [ applause ] >> i anticipate that most likely i'll get asked to do that around the april time period. i'll keep that open. >> governor, you will plan to release your income tax records around april? >> i think i'v
. >>> mitt romney continues to hold a comfortable lead in decision 2012 this morning. a new "washington post"/abc news poll surveyed republicans across the country. 35% favor the former massachusetts governor in their state's presidential primary or caucus. newt gingrich finished second with 17% followed by ron paul with 16%. rick santorum was in fourth place with 13%. >>> this week the republican candidates are focusing their campaigns on south carolina. in a fox...
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. >>> romney is closing the gap in the latest poll according to the politico/george washington university poll. if the election were held today, 49% would vote for the president and 48% would vote for romney. today, he'll announce the establishment of the caesar chavez national monument. yesterday, the president spoke at a fund-raising concert. he poked a little fun at himself, at his recent debate performance. >> everybody here is incredible professionals. they just perform flawlessly night after night. i can't always say the same. >> tomorrow, the president will hit the campaign trail in ohio. >> after last week, there's a lot more riding on this thursday's vice presidential debate, that's for sure. vice president joe biden has taken a break from the campaign to prepare. biden has suggestled he wants to address the differences between himself and his republican counterpart. a week after president obama's lake laughter performance in his debate with mitt romney. >>> kid rock is joining republican vice presidential candidate paul ryan on the campaign trail today. the singer is attending a
. >>> romney is closing the gap in the latest poll according to the politico/george washington university poll. if the election were held today, 49% would vote for the president and 48% would vote for romney. today, he'll announce the establishment of the caesar chavez national monument. yesterday, the president spoke at a fund-raising concert. he poked a little fun at himself, at his recent debate performance. >> everybody here is incredible professionals. they just perform...
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mitt romney has seen a surge in pre-election polls. and he's hoping tonight's results could be a race changer. brian mooar has the latest. >> reporter: the republicans are hoping the next couple hours will shake up this race and in the meantime, president obama is looking at some trouble on the horizon. as voters headed to the polls in alabama and mississippi, mitt romney was showing surprising strength in the polls. but still fighting an enthusiasm gap. >> i still feel like romney is the best candidate for me. >> he's already moved on to the upcoming caucus in the state of missouri. >> how many here in this audience call it missoura as opposed to missouri. how many say missouri like i do? >> reporter: he had been hoping to command the lead. but a win? >> he has the ability to seal the win in either state. but a loss means this race continues to move on. >> newt gingrich has the most riding on today's results. rick santor sum hoping to trans form himself from underdog into serious contender. even his supporters seem skeptical. >> even
mitt romney has seen a surge in pre-election polls. and he's hoping tonight's results could be a race changer. brian mooar has the latest. >> reporter: the republicans are hoping the next couple hours will shake up this race and in the meantime, president obama is looking at some trouble on the horizon. as voters headed to the polls in alabama and mississippi, mitt romney was showing surprising strength in the polls. but still fighting an enthusiasm gap. >> i still feel like romney...
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president obama with a slight lead over mitt romney in the polls in virginia. today is also national voter registration day. to learn more about what you need to register to vote in our area, go to wusa9.com. lesli,top. >> we have this turn perfection, sot wind blows us in the same direction and the hair is not like this. >> right. >> if we stay this way for a second. >> it's breezy. >> it is breezy. i can hear it. yeah, yeah. >> we'll stay like this. it's nice right now, we see sunshine, but winds hair venger changes. we'll start with temperatures. it's really nice. not as cool as it was yesterday. 76 downtown. 73 in gaithersburg and 75 up into frederick. now the satellite picture and the radar combined, well we're going to see showers roll in. clouds on the way in. most of the heavy activity passes to our south, but showers are possible after midnight. you are fine to walk the dog up until midnight. no worries. so for tonight, increasing cloudiness, but breezy and mild. showers by dawn. lows 54 to 62. we'll come back and talk about the prospect of a shower or
president obama with a slight lead over mitt romney in the polls in virginia. today is also national voter registration day. to learn more about what you need to register to vote in our area, go to wusa9.com. lesli,top. >> we have this turn perfection, sot wind blows us in the same direction and the hair is not like this. >> right. >> if we stay this way for a second. >> it's breezy. >> it is breezy. i can hear it. yeah, yeah. >> we'll stay like this. it's...
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a brand-new poll suggests mitt romney has a big lead. romney has the support of 44% of likely republican voters. ron paul is in second place. but he is way behind. he trails by 24 points. rick santorum and newt gingrich tied for third place with eight points each. >>> metro ordered inspections for hundreds of rail cars. it comes after part of the breaking some fell off. nobody was injured. it is the second time that something like this has happened in just a few weeks. >>> there was an emotional scene inside a courtroom today as a woman was sentenced for throwing her 2-year-old granddaughter off a tyson's corner elevated walkway. >> he gave a tearful apology before she learned her sentence. julie carey has the report. >> reporter: at age 51, carmela dela rosa could spend her life in prison. the outing ends with her picking up her 2-year-old granddaughter and tossing her to her death of an elevated walk way. the judge imposed it. >> tossing an innocent child off a bridge is hard to imagine anything worse than that. then resting on the ins
a brand-new poll suggests mitt romney has a big lead. romney has the support of 44% of likely republican voters. ron paul is in second place. but he is way behind. he trails by 24 points. rick santorum and newt gingrich tied for third place with eight points each. >>> metro ordered inspections for hundreds of rail cars. it comes after part of the breaking some fell off. nobody was injured. it is the second time that something like this has happened in just a few weeks. >>>...
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something is happening here, you see a shift in polling. this thing is not over, brian. >> stay on the story, chuck todd in south carolina tonight, chuck, thanks. >>> today in washington the secretary of defense addressed what some are calling an epidemic, rape inside the u.s. military. he promised new steps to fix one of america's shameful secrets just two days before a new documentary on the subject premieres at the sundance film festival. we'll get more from jim miklaszewski at the pentagon. >> reporter: it's a startling statistic, women in the military are more likely to be raped by a fellow soldier than attacked by the enemy. a powerful new documentary "the invisible war" captures the horror of military sexual assault. >> i remember holding the closet thinking, what just happened? >> a month later, i found out i was pregnant. >> reporter: there were more than 3,000 reports of military sexual assault last year. since many go unreported the pentagon estimates the actual number is a staggering 19,000. defense secretary leon panetta pledge
something is happening here, you see a shift in polling. this thing is not over, brian. >> stay on the story, chuck todd in south carolina tonight, chuck, thanks. >>> today in washington the secretary of defense addressed what some are calling an epidemic, rape inside the u.s. military. he promised new steps to fix one of america's shameful secrets just two days before a new documentary on the subject premieres at the sundance film festival. we'll get more from jim miklaszewski...
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. >> 18 days, virginia. >> reporter: with election day closing in and the polls tightening, president obama sharpened his attack on mitt romney during a fairfax rally by coining a new word, romneeshia. the president spotlighted what he said are governor romney's shifting positions. >> if you say you'll protect a woman's right to choose but stand up in a primary debate and say you would be delighted to sign a law outlawing that right to choose in all cases, man, you've definitely got romneshia. >> reporter: the crowd roared, and the presidential rift continues. >> if you come down with a case of romneshia, here's the good news. obama care covers preexisting conditions. we've got a cure. we can make it well, virginia. >> reporter: supporters loved what they heard. >> we're going to hear it a lot. it worked. it fits really well. >> perfect. >> they're confident the president, she's got seven votes from my family, my community vote. obama care is about us women. because of our diversity. >> reporter: even as the president rallied in george mason, a new poll said mitt romney gaining ground
. >> 18 days, virginia. >> reporter: with election day closing in and the polls tightening, president obama sharpened his attack on mitt romney during a fairfax rally by coining a new word, romneeshia. the president spotlighted what he said are governor romney's shifting positions. >> if you say you'll protect a woman's right to choose but stand up in a primary debate and say you would be delighted to sign a law outlawing that right to choose in all cases, man, you've...
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the uneasy economy seem to be helping romney. nearly 2/3 of respondents say they aren't confident that the economy will be better for their children's generation. >>> president obama will be offering advice to some graduates this morning. he'll deliver the commencement address at the u.s. air force academy in colorado springs. the president will also attend two campaign events today. one in colorado, the mother california. >>> and the private school where president obama's daughters are enrolled is debunking a prank e-mail about condoms sent to parents. the e-mail was. sidwell friends school says someone sent a message saying condom would be available in school bathrooms, at dances, and other school functions, that's according to "the washingtonian." the e-mail claimed inappropriate sexual behave of the reason for the distribution. the message went to parents at the upper school at its wisconsin avenue campus. another e-mail shortly after that addressed the prank. that e-mail was from the school. >>> subpoenas went out to morgan
the uneasy economy seem to be helping romney. nearly 2/3 of respondents say they aren't confident that the economy will be better for their children's generation. >>> president obama will be offering advice to some graduates this morning. he'll deliver the commencement address at the u.s. air force academy in colorado springs. the president will also attend two campaign events today. one in colorado, the mother california. >>> and the private school where president obama's...
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. >> reporter: analysts say it's a strategic effort to improve his likability gap, with recent polls saying the president cares more about average people. jeb bush on "meet the press." >> governor romney has a chance at this convention and going forward to reconnect with the people, to set the stage for the general election and show who he is, what's in his heart. >> reporter: this weekend in an interview with the associated press, the president warned voters to beware of what he calls romney's extreme positions. >> whether he believes in those or not, i have no doubt that he would carry forward some of the things that he's talked about. >> reporter: the 2008 gop presidential nominee, john mccain, says republicans must hammer president obama for the nation's still struggling economy. >> we have to give that message, and we have to repeat that message over and over again. >> reporter: romney spent his afternoon preparing his acceptance speech which aides say he'll out lined has he's qualified to turn around the american economy. >>> we want to turn now to our nbc news political team i
. >> reporter: analysts say it's a strategic effort to improve his likability gap, with recent polls saying the president cares more about average people. jeb bush on "meet the press." >> governor romney has a chance at this convention and going forward to reconnect with the people, to set the stage for the general election and show who he is, what's in his heart. >> reporter: this weekend in an interview with the associated press, the president warned voters to...
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we are downing down the hours until the polls close. virginia has only an hour left for balloting there. governor romney is campaigning until the very last minute. president obama will spend election night in chicago. steve handelsman has our report from there. >> reporter: mitt and ann romney voted in belmont, massachusetts. the end of a grueling campaign with high hopes for a key state. >> i feel great about ohio. thank you. >> reporter: he headed off to cleveland for one laugh effort. president obama who voted
we are downing down the hours until the polls close. virginia has only an hour left for balloting there. governor romney is campaigning until the very last minute. president obama will spend election night in chicago. steve handelsman has our report from there. >> reporter: mitt and ann romney voted in belmont, massachusetts. the end of a grueling campaign with high hopes for a key state. >> i feel great about ohio. thank you. >> reporter: he headed off to cleveland for one...
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. >> reporter: polls put santorum virtually dead even in romney's home state. >> no one's going to clean the slate. it's close. >> reporter: so close, santorum is urging michiganers to oppose romney for oppose the auto bailout. >> send a message to mitt romney by voting for rip santorum for president. >> reporter: romney called that a dirty trick. >> we don't want the democrats to choose who they think is the easiest person to run against. >> reporter: the top democrat attacked romney today from washington, in a campaign style event with autoworkers. >> some even said we should let detroit go bankrupt. you remember that. arizona's also holding a primary today. romney is the favorite. but he's focused on michigan. and the future of the romney campaign could depend on the voter's verdict in this state. results expected after 9:00. from detroit michigan, i'm steve handlesman news 4. >>> we invite you to follow the returns online at nbc washington. we'll have complete coverage on the results on our broadcast at 11:00. >>> there's breaking political news now. republican senator olympia snow o
. >> reporter: polls put santorum virtually dead even in romney's home state. >> no one's going to clean the slate. it's close. >> reporter: so close, santorum is urging michiganers to oppose romney for oppose the auto bailout. >> send a message to mitt romney by voting for rip santorum for president. >> reporter: romney called that a dirty trick. >> we don't want the democrats to choose who they think is the easiest person to run against. >> reporter:...
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picture it, mitt romney side by side with barack obama. this is what challengers want, to be literally on an even keel with the incumbent president and 60 million americans could tune in. prominent republicans said today, it's huge. they're setting up for the debate in denver. one of mitt romney's biggest backers sounds upbeat. >> every time he's been challenged, in one of these situations, and had a debate, he's come forward with an outstanding performance. listen, i plead guilty to having confidence in the guy on wednesday night. >> reporter: but romney trails in every battleground state. >> he's got to redefine himself as someone who cares about the average american. he's got to show how his policies connect to that caring. and he has to show how president obama's policies have not produced a better result than his policies will. boy, that's a lot to do in one debate. >> reporter: at a rally in nevada last night, president obama denied he's confident. >> no, no, governor romney, he's a good debater. i'm just okay. but what i'm most conc
picture it, mitt romney side by side with barack obama. this is what challengers want, to be literally on an even keel with the incumbent president and 60 million americans could tune in. prominent republicans said today, it's huge. they're setting up for the debate in denver. one of mitt romney's biggest backers sounds upbeat. >> every time he's been challenged, in one of these situations, and had a debate, he's come forward with an outstanding performance. listen, i plead guilty to...
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ten points behind mitt romney in today's nbc news marist poll, ron paul at 16, rick santorum at 14. but in polling since monday's debate, gingrich trails romney by just five. >> the only effective conservative vote on saturday is for newt gingrich. >> reporter: romney praised perry. >> a terrific guy. terrific conservative. been a great governor. was great in the race. >> but he slammed gingrich. >> the speaker was talking about all of the jobs he helped create in the reagan years. he'd been in congress two years when reagan came to office. >> reporter: romney got more bad news from iowa where he'd claimed his first 2012 win. officials there say a new count puts santorum ahead and there is more potentially damaging financial news about romney. he sent some of his millions to the cayman islands but aides deny romney used the secretive banks there to dodge u.s. taxes. gingrich got bad news in this religious state. a reminder of his three marriages and infidelity from a second wife on abc. >> he was asking to have an open marriage and i refused. no. no. that is not a marriage. >> repor
ten points behind mitt romney in today's nbc news marist poll, ron paul at 16, rick santorum at 14. but in polling since monday's debate, gingrich trails romney by just five. >> the only effective conservative vote on saturday is for newt gingrich. >> reporter: romney praised perry. >> a terrific guy. terrific conservative. been a great governor. was great in the race. >> but he slammed gingrich. >> the speaker was talking about all of the jobs he helped create in...
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. >>> this morning, republican presidential hopeful mitt romney is closing the gap in the latest poll. according to the politico/george washington university poll, if the election were held today, 49% of americans would vote for the president, and 48% would vote for romney. today mitt romney will deliver a major foreign policy speech. the speech, called the mental of leadership, is the candidate's tenth foreign policy address since 2011. the former massachusetts governor links the attack on the american consulate in benghazi last month to al qaeda saying, "the attacks on america last month should not be seen as random acts. they are expressions of a larger struggle playing out across the middle east. these attacks were the deliberate work of terrorists who use violence to impose their dark ideology on others." >>> today president obama will wrap up his two-day fund-raising trip in california. he will also announce the establishment of the cesar chavez national monument. at a concert, he poked fun at himself in a recent debate performance. >> everyone here is incredible professionals,
. >>> this morning, republican presidential hopeful mitt romney is closing the gap in the latest poll. according to the politico/george washington university poll, if the election were held today, 49% of americans would vote for the president, and 48% would vote for romney. today mitt romney will deliver a major foreign policy speech. the speech, called the mental of leadership, is the candidate's tenth foreign policy address since 2011. the former massachusetts governor links the...
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polls have shown republican voters, though, favor romney in that moderate midwestern state. >>> and right now, romney is well ahead in the republican race with more delegates than all of his competitors combined. he has a total of 521 delegates going into tomorrow's contest. santorum, 253. gingrich, 136. ron paul has 50. a candidate needs 1,144 delegates to become the republican presidential nominee. >>> 5:08 the time. 57 degrees. feeling the pain at the pump. what you can expect to pay the next time you stop to get gas and when we could see prices finally start to drop. >>> threatening violence, who an occupy sproifrt accused of targeting as the group clashes with police in new york. >>> last week's weather was about as good as it gets k. we get an encore? people! look at you! texting...blogging... all this technology, but you're still banking like pilgrims! get high yield free checking at capital one bank. why earn bupkis, when your checking could earn five times the national average!! and free atms anywhere. five times the national average!!! that's new school banking. sign up for high
polls have shown republican voters, though, favor romney in that moderate midwestern state. >>> and right now, romney is well ahead in the republican race with more delegates than all of his competitors combined. he has a total of 521 delegates going into tomorrow's contest. santorum, 253. gingrich, 136. ron paul has 50. a candidate needs 1,144 delegates to become the republican presidential nominee. >>> 5:08 the time. 57 degrees. feeling the pain at the pump. what you can...
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. >> mitt romney is leading in south carolina, ahead of saturday's republican primary. and he has claimed a commanding double-digit lead among republicans in the latest national gallop poll. >>> with house lawmakers back to work today, demonstrators affiliated with the occupy wall street movement rallied outside the capital. they received video of protes r protesters. >> stocks ended the day higher after better than expected global economic news. the dow closed up 60. the s&p 500 gained 5 points after trading briefly above the 1300 level. >> now, to a health mystery, in upstate new york. >> at least a dozen teenaged girls have come down with a very strange illness. their parents want some answers. >> 17-year-old sara sanchez says she isn't the same teenager she was a few months ago. she suffers from uncontrollable body movements, ticks and verbal outbursts, much like terrets syndrome. things she once loved are now nearly impossible. >> i used to cheer every day. i would go to art class. i used to go to two art classes every day. now i'm not in school. >> this is home vi
. >> mitt romney is leading in south carolina, ahead of saturday's republican primary. and he has claimed a commanding double-digit lead among republicans in the latest national gallop poll. >>> with house lawmakers back to work today, demonstrators affiliated with the occupy wall street movement rallied outside the capital. they received video of protes r protesters. >> stocks ended the day higher after better than expected global economic news. the dow closed up 60. the...
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romney is in the lead in new hampshire and south carolina. analysts say if he wins both states, it will be close to impossible for any other candidate to overtake him given his previous victory in iowa. >>> the economy added 200,000 new jobs. unemployment fell to 8.5%, the lowest in three years. president obama is using the news to push for a payroll tax cut extension. gop presidential hopefuls said today the economy isn't improving fast enough. >> stocks closed mixed at the end of the day. the dow was down 55 points. nasdaq up four points and s&p 500 down three points. >>> joran van der sloot went on trial today. after a short while, a three-panel judge said the trial would be delayed until next week. >> he's the prime suspect in the disappearance of natalee holloway. she vanished during a trip to aruba in 2005. we have the report. >> reporter: joran van der sloot delayed his plea asking for more time to consider the pleas against him. he admitted to killing a student he met in lima. he may fight additional charges that prosecutors are impos
romney is in the lead in new hampshire and south carolina. analysts say if he wins both states, it will be close to impossible for any other candidate to overtake him given his previous victory in iowa. >>> the economy added 200,000 new jobs. unemployment fell to 8.5%, the lowest in three years. president obama is using the news to push for a payroll tax cut extension. gop presidential hopefuls said today the economy isn't improving fast enough. >> stocks closed mixed at the end...
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of that bitter debate on the debt ceiling. >>> mitt romney is holding on to his lead in decision 2012 this morning. a new "washington post"/abc poll surveyed republicans across the country. 35% of respondents favor the former massachusetts governor in their state's presidential primary or caucus. newt gingrich finished second with 17%, followed by ron paul with 16%. rick santorum was in fourth place with 13%. >>> this week the republican candidates are focusing their campaigns on south carolina. in a fox news debate there last night, romney's rivals teamed up against him. he's coming off back-to-back wins in iowa and new hampshire and is the favorite to win this saturday's primary in south carolina. romney was pressed to release his tax returns and said he'd be willing to do so but not immediately. >> mitt, we need for you to release your income tax so the people this country can see how you made your money. [ applause ] >> i anticipate that most likely i'm going to get asked to do that around the april time period. i'll keep that open. >> governor, you will plan then to release your
of that bitter debate on the debt ceiling. >>> mitt romney is holding on to his lead in decision 2012 this morning. a new "washington post"/abc poll surveyed republicans across the country. 35% of respondents favor the former massachusetts governor in their state's presidential primary or caucus. newt gingrich finished second with 17%, followed by ron paul with 16%. rick santorum was in fourth place with 13%. >>> this week the republican candidates are focusing their...
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polling second in this state after losing south carolina, mitt romney is going after newt gingrich on personality and stability. >> he's gone from pillar to post almost like a pinball machine from item to item in a way which is highly erratic. >> reporter: romney, who is under fire about his finances and says he'll release some tax returns tomorrow stepped up his attack on gingrich's business links to the mortgage crisis. >> well, speaker made $1.7 million in his enterprises from providing services to freddie mac. he ought to give it back. >> reporter: romney's new tv ad in florida targets his rival. >> gingrich resigned from congress in disgrace and then cashed in as a d.c. insider. if newt wins this guy would be very happy. >> reporter: back in florida this afternoon gingrich fired back. >> it's such bologna. now it used to be pious bologna but now it's just desperate. >> reporter: a preview of tonight's face-off on nbc. the debate at south florida university in tampa. tonight at 9:00 p.m. eastern. on the stage will be rick santorum polling a weak third in florida and ron paul focus
polling second in this state after losing south carolina, mitt romney is going after newt gingrich on personality and stability. >> he's gone from pillar to post almost like a pinball machine from item to item in a way which is highly erratic. >> reporter: romney, who is under fire about his finances and says he'll release some tax returns tomorrow stepped up his attack on gingrich's business links to the mortgage crisis. >> well, speaker made $1.7 million in his enterprises...
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but the new nbc news marist poll shows colorado right now is exactly tied. i'm steve handelsman, news4. >>> prosecutors ready to name some names once again. the important step they're about to take in the so-called zumba prostition case. >>> a family is puzzled and disturbed after catching a woman doing something strange to their lawn furniture. >>> and we're still tracking sandy for you. here's a live look at west palm beach. our live team coverage continues from florida, plus veronica will be back to tell us just how much damage this storm could do to our region. stay with us. anncr: five hundred and thirty seven. the number of votes that changed the course of american history. newscaster: florida is too close to call... anncr: the difference between what was... and what could have been. so this year, if you're thinking that your vote doesn't count. that it won't matter. well, back then, there were probably at least 537 people... who felt the same way. make your voice heard. vote. president obama: i'm barack obama and... i approve this message. >>> welcome
but the new nbc news marist poll shows colorado right now is exactly tied. i'm steve handelsman, news4. >>> prosecutors ready to name some names once again. the important step they're about to take in the so-called zumba prostition case. >>> a family is puzzled and disturbed after catching a woman doing something strange to their lawn furniture. >>> and we're still tracking sandy for you. here's a live look at west palm beach. our live team coverage continues from...
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a national gallup poll shows a virtual tie for first place. 29% backed romney with 28% backing gingrich. ron paul finished ahead of rick santorum with 13% and 11% respectively. >>> president obama is putting the final touches on his third state of the union address. with his re-election campaign underway, the president's speech will focus on the economy. he'll also touch on manufacturing, clean energy, education, and american values. as one of her final acts as a member of congress, gabrielle giffords and her husband mark kelly will watch the speech from the first lady's box. indiana governor mitch daniels will deliver the gop response. and herman cain will deliver the tea party's response. don't forget, you can watch the address tonight right here on nbc 4. it begins at 9:00. >>> all the roads near the capitol will be closed off during the state of the union address. parts of constitution avenue, independence avenue, and pennsylvania avenue among others will close down at 7:00 tonight. police expect the roads to be open shortly after the speech is completed. >>> today, d.c. police chie
a national gallup poll shows a virtual tie for first place. 29% backed romney with 28% backing gingrich. ron paul finished ahead of rick santorum with 13% and 11% respectively. >>> president obama is putting the final touches on his third state of the union address. with his re-election campaign underway, the president's speech will focus on the economy. he'll also touch on manufacturing, clean energy, education, and american values. as one of her final acts as a member of congress,...
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the polls leading up to at that's vote suggested mitt romney had a comfortable lead, but rick santorum also has pockets of strong asupport. >>> it's official, peyton manning signed a contract to join the denver broncos. it's a five-year deal worth 96 million bucks. the quarterback will wear number 18, the same number he wore as an indianapolis colts. >>> and stocks took a hit today on the heels of two reports that suggest an economic slowdown in china. the dow lost 68 points to close at 13,170. the nasdaq fell 4 points. the s&p 500 was off 4. >>> a viral video is renewing the debate over tsa patdowns. it shows a toddler in a wheelchair getting swabbed by security in chicago. >> this incident happened two years ago but the boy's father has recently posted the video to youtube. rob elgas reports on why the patdown should never have happened. >> they have got to just check you, okay, it's no big deal. >> she's starting to shake. >> reporter: dad's voice behind the camera remains calm but even two years later matt has trouble watching this video of his son, roc rocco, being patted down and
the polls leading up to at that's vote suggested mitt romney had a comfortable lead, but rick santorum also has pockets of strong asupport. >>> it's official, peyton manning signed a contract to join the denver broncos. it's a five-year deal worth 96 million bucks. the quarterback will wear number 18, the same number he wore as an indianapolis colts. >>> and stocks took a hit today on the heels of two reports that suggest an economic slowdown in china. the dow lost 68 points...
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. >> recent polls show the president and mitt romney tied in virginia. >> election day is weeks away but congress is already looking ahead to inauguration day. it just launched a website with information about past inaugurations and the upcoming ceremony which will take place this next yea on january 21st. the site includes audio video and more than 100 new pictures of past inaugurations. a congressional committee is also creating a facebook page with similar information. >>> another major cocaine bust at dulles airport last night the fifth time in as many weeks agents intercept drugs coming in from guatemala. this time customs and border protection agents seized more than three kilos of cocaine. a street value of up to a million dollars. the drugs were hidden inside belts that were glued together. the investigators say couriers in the cases often do not know what they're transporting. this one was returned to guatemala and barred from re-entering the u.s. for five years. >>> this morning some big developments concerning airport security. those controversial full body scanners are be
. >> recent polls show the president and mitt romney tied in virginia. >> election day is weeks away but congress is already looking ahead to inauguration day. it just launched a website with information about past inaugurations and the upcoming ceremony which will take place this next yea on january 21st. the site includes audio video and more than 100 new pictures of past inaugurations. a congressional committee is also creating a facebook page with similar information....
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a national gallup poll shows a virtual tie for first place. 29% backed romney. and 28% went with gingrich. ron paul finished ahead of rick santorum with 13% and 11% respectively. that front-runner status is making gingrich the primary target for a former front-runner, mitt romney. romney took a much more combative tone at the first debate in florida. he attacked gingrich for what he called a lack of leadership as speaker of the house and called him "an influence pedlar." that was in response to gingrich's time as a consultant for mortgage giant freddie mac. >> you said you were paid $300,000 by freddie mac as an historian. they don't pay people $25,000 a month for six years as historians. >> there's a point in this process where it gets unnecessarily personal and nasty, and that said i have never, ever gone and done any lobbying. >> before the debate, the gingrich campaign released some documents showing his relationship with freddie mac. it shows gingrich was paid $300,000 for consulting services starting in 2006 and again in 2011. the former house speaker has
a national gallup poll shows a virtual tie for first place. 29% backed romney. and 28% went with gingrich. ron paul finished ahead of rick santorum with 13% and 11% respectively. that front-runner status is making gingrich the primary target for a former front-runner, mitt romney. romney took a much more combative tone at the first debate in florida. he attacked gingrich for what he called a lack of leadership as speaker of the house and called him "an influence pedlar." that was in...
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this comes as romney closes in on president obama's lead in the polls. nbc's tracie potts live on capitol hill with the latest. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: aaron, good morning. good morning, everyone. he'll be at virginia military institute, his ninth address since summer before last on foreign policy. he expects to draw differences -- show differences, draw a contrast between himself and president obama on a number of issues. key points, including hot spots is syria, libya, egypt. he's expected to talk about having a strong military without cuts to defense, and israel being a strong ally of the united states. specifically on libya, he will say that al qaeda was behind the deaths of our ambassador and three others there, that it was the deliberate work of terrorists -- that's a quote from the advance of his speech -- not the video that's been talked about so much and that it was the same group that attacked on 9/11. on syria, he will urge america to arm the rebels who may end up being in a position of authority there. and in egypt, he will suggest
this comes as romney closes in on president obama's lead in the polls. nbc's tracie potts live on capitol hill with the latest. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: aaron, good morning. good morning, everyone. he'll be at virginia military institute, his ninth address since summer before last on foreign policy. he expects to draw differences -- show differences, draw a contrast between himself and president obama on a number of issues. key points, including hot spots is syria, libya, egypt....
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. >> reporter: romney under attack, as democrats prepared to nominate their president today. critics say this first day of the convention largely focused on social issues and not what polls show voters care most about, the economy and fixing the national debt. tracie potts, nbc news in charlotte, north carolina. >>> the country is also getting a chance to learn more about maryland governor martin o'malley during this convention. he was one of last night's featured speakers, and he didn't pull any punches in his attack on mitt romney and paul ryan. >> instead of investing in america, they hide their money in swiss bank accounts and ship our jobs to china. swiss bank accounts never built an american bridge. swiss bank accounts never put cops on the streets or teachers in our classrooms. governor romney, just because you bank against the united states of america doesn't mean the rest of us are willing to sell her out. >> many people are speculating that o'malley is considering a run for president four years from now. >>> and our jim vance and tom sherwood are in charlotte for th
. >> reporter: romney under attack, as democrats prepared to nominate their president today. critics say this first day of the convention largely focused on social issues and not what polls show voters care most about, the economy and fixing the national debt. tracie potts, nbc news in charlotte, north carolina. >>> the country is also getting a chance to learn more about maryland governor martin o'malley during this convention. he was one of last night's featured speakers, and...
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mitt romney has a double digit advantage in the polls here. the other candidates fear an early sweep of iowa and then new hampshire would make him unstoppable. so the attacks are intensifying and striking at romney's business experience. romney touts his experience as a ceo. now his rivals are trying to portray him as the kind of guy that would fire you. >> thank you. bye-bye. >> what do you say, did you get her? >> she said she's with me. >> reporter: in a mad dash of 11th hour campaigning that turned into chaos in one case. >> there is a lot of congestion. >> reporter: republican candidates monday piled on the frontrunner, mitt romney, who provided a huge opening, discussing poor service he perceived in the past from insurance companies. >> uh i like being able to fire people who provide services to me. you know, if someone doesn't give me the good service i need i want to get somebody else to provide that service to me. >> reporter: romney's opponents were quick to pounce. >> governor romney enjoys firing people. i enjoy creating jobs. >> r
mitt romney has a double digit advantage in the polls here. the other candidates fear an early sweep of iowa and then new hampshire would make him unstoppable. so the attacks are intensifying and striking at romney's business experience. romney touts his experience as a ceo. now his rivals are trying to portray him as the kind of guy that would fire you. >> thank you. bye-bye. >> what do you say, did you get her? >> she said she's with me. >> reporter: in a mad dash of...
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he's going to try to take down romney in michigan, where the last poll shows romney winning 2-1. what he has, matt, is he has the momentum of the conservative enthusiasts behind him right now. romney does not have that. he has not been able to seal the deal yet in conservatives in romney care and what's happening with the hhs regulations, the whole debate is not helping romney. >> in the last 30 seconds, interesting in the entire discussion, we haven't mentioned one name and that is newt gingrich. what's the deal? >> well, look, he looked pretty defeated after florida. he, 5-1 negative advertising and it wasn't pretty in the end. nevada obviously didn't work out well for him and now people are talking about rick santorum as the conservative alternative to romney and obama. gingrich has to hope for big wins on super tuesday in the south. i think that's what he's banking on. it was not a good night for newt gingrich. worse for him than for mitt romney. >> thanks for giving me the time. >>> 13 after the hour. now here's ann. >> now to important medical news for pregnant women. contr
he's going to try to take down romney in michigan, where the last poll shows romney winning 2-1. what he has, matt, is he has the momentum of the conservative enthusiasts behind him right now. romney does not have that. he has not been able to seal the deal yet in conservatives in romney care and what's happening with the hhs regulations, the whole debate is not helping romney. >> in the last 30 seconds, interesting in the entire discussion, we haven't mentioned one name and that is newt...
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>> reporter: also in ohio, trying to hang on to a slim lead, president obama as a new poll shows romney has trimmed his opponent's advantage to four points. >> i need you fired up. i need you ready to go to vote because we've got some work to do. we've got an election to win. everything that we fought for in 2008 is on the line in 2012. >> reporter: ohio is the closest thing to a must-win battleground for both campaigns no. republican president has won the white house without t.obtuse, romney waded into an explosive social issue telling "the des moines register" as president he would not pursue any legislation with regards to abortion, an apparent shift on an issue the obama campaign has tried to use against him. the president's campaign pounced writing we know the truth about where he stands on a woman's right to choose. meanwhile, the campaign's "sesame street" sideshow has turned into a regular feature. will.i.am opened the president's rally yesterday with a familiar theme ♪ sunny day." >> somebody is finally getting tough on big bird. who knew that he was driving our deficit? >> h
>> reporter: also in ohio, trying to hang on to a slim lead, president obama as a new poll shows romney has trimmed his opponent's advantage to four points. >> i need you fired up. i need you ready to go to vote because we've got some work to do. we've got an election to win. everything that we fought for in 2008 is on the line in 2012. >> reporter: ohio is the closest thing to a must-win battleground for both campaigns no. republican president has won the white house without...